Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-05
PERSONAL.

| GEN. NELSON A. MILES, the Indian fighter.
is the youngest United States officer of his
| grade.
FOR thirteen years John Ruskin spent $50
| COO annually. He limits himself now to 81 500
year.
WILLIAM d. ALLISON, James G. Blaine and
James A. Garfield were sworn into Congress
| on the same day, Dec Z, 1859.
| GEN. JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, United States
| Railroad Commissioner, is so this month"; He
is one of the oldest Federal oticehoders.
| FRANCOIS PAUL JULES GREvY, President of
| France, has wreath OF white hair and beard
running over his head and under his chin.
PHILIP A. HoYNE, of Chicago, has the big
| gest unveiled head in that city, an 81 hat
beingrequlred TO cover his closely cropped
| curls.
viii celebrate his centennial birthday next
fall. He fought with jackson at New Or
cleans.
GEORGE W. CURTIS tHarpers "Easv
Chair''l has been threatened by Western
poet, whose verses he had rejected, with de-
feat al the polls should he ever run for q ma
tlonal Office.
NINA VAN ZANDT was recently billed 70
lecture to the PIttsburg Anarchists. A large
audience gathered, but the Chicago girl did
not appear She didn't even send a PROXY
and the Pittsburg Anarchists arc ouch an
noyed.
BEN: PERLEY POoRE's widely quoted asser-
ton that no President who called an extra
session of Congress ever secured a renomina
ton is picked To pieces by the Chicago Har
aid, which remarks that Abraham Lincoln
called more than one extra session, and was
both renOminated and reelected,
MRS. NOAH, once a famous actress, is still
living at Rochester, n. I :. in her S0th wear
She says she bias not looked into a glass for
three years, and will never do so again, be-
cause she does not wish to die of fright from
Oeholdng the evidence of her great age She
has promised to pay Lady Macbeth for
benefit TO be given in June.
BENJAMIN +. BUFFERS injuries are more
serious than was at first reported. After his
arrival in Boston on sunday morning he was
examined by his regular physician. who
found that the patients shoulder was badly
dislocated, and ne was accordingly sent 10
his home at Lowell and put TO bed. lie will
not be able to leave his room for a possible
month or more.
MILE. DE LA RAME t"Ouide") IS getting
into London society and dlscarding the re-
serve Of her Fiorentine life. She was lately
entertained at dinner by Mrs. bloomfield
Moore, in company with Mr.. ana Mrs. Oscar
Wilde, the NiscOuntess Vaudeville Coz,
Hughes Hallett, NJ: p, and Mrs. Hughes
lialett' Col. saunderson, M, r., and other
notable persons.
PRESIDENT ROBERTS, OF the Pennsvlyania
Railway system. recelves a salary of S35. 900 A
year; President Harris, OF the Northern Pa
cllc. $25 600; President Adams, of the Union
Pacific, 10000; President Strong, of the Al
Gibson, Topeka and santa Fe. $4,000; The
Presidents OF the Chicago and North " esterp.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul, $4,000 each.
Primo ~ MrgIAM LIKELIKE died at Homo
lulu Feb. 2, aged 80 years A sister OF His
Majesty King halakaua, she was the daugh-
ter OF the High Cnief and Chiefess Kapaakea
ana Keohokalole. Princess Likehke was
married Sept ~, 1870. TO the Hon Archibald
Scott Cleghorn, member OF the House OF
Mobiles and OF the Prvy Council Of state, and
rs The only member OF the royal family having
issue. Hence her only child, the Princess
Kaiulani, who wa, II years old Oct. l6 last,
ID heiress presumptive to the throne.